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Peak brightness: typical values for phones

Half of phones in the catalog have peak brightness below 950 nits, and 80% fall between 450 nits and 4,000 nits (2,665 models with data).

Median950 nits
Median 20261,400 nits
Typical range450 nits – 4,000 nits
Models2,665
Distribution

How peak brightness is distributed

020541161682101,0002,0003,0004,0005,0005,5000–500: 523500–1,000: 8211,000–1,500: 5721,500–2,000: 1702,000–2,500: 922,500–3,000: 613,000–3,500: 1093,500–4,000: 484,000–4,500: 314,500–5,000: 995,000–5,500: 675,500–6,000: 72Median 950 nits
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Peak brightness450 nits500 nits950 nits1,750 nits4,000 nits

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median peak brightness by year

0 nits375 nits750 nits1,125 nits1,500 nits201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest peak brightness

1 Xiaomi Redmi K90 Ultra
Xiaomi · 2026
Redmi K90 Ultra
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite8,550 mAh50 MP
9,500 nits
9.6
2 Honor 600 Pro (China)
Honor · 2026
600 Pro (China)
6.6″Dimensity 8550 Elite8,000 mAh200 MP
8,000 nits
9.5
3 Huawei nova 16 SE
Huawei · 2026
nova 16 SE
6.8″Kirin 80208,500 mAh50 MP
8,000 nits
9.0
4 Honor 600 (China)
Honor · 2026
600 (China)
6.6″Snapdragon 7 Gen 48,600 mAh200 MP
8,000 nits
9.4
5 Honor Power2
Honor · 2026
Power2
6.8″Dimensity 8500 Elite10,080 mAh50 MP
8,000 nits
9.4
6 Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
Huawei · 2025
Mate 80 Pro Max
6.9″Kirin 9030 Pro6,000 mAh50 MP
8,000 nits
9.6
7 Honor 600
Honor · 2026
600
6.6″Snapdragon 7 Gen 47,000 mAh200 MP
8,000 nits
9.4
8 Huawei Mate 80 RS Ultimate
Huawei · 2025
Mate 80 RS Ultimate
6.9″Kirin 9030 Pro6,000 mAh50 MP
8,000 nits
9.6
9 Honor Win Turbo
Honor · 2026
Win Turbo
6.8″Dimensity 8500 Elite10,000 mAh50 MP
8,000 nits
9.4
10 Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind
Huawei · 2026
Mate 80 Pro Max Wind
6.9″Kirin 9030 Pro6,000 mAh50 MP
8,000 nits
9.5
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